North Africa
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The Meroë Head of Augustus [Paperback]
Thorsten Opper (Author)
£5.00ISBN: 9780714150918
Published by : British Museum Press
Series: Objects In Focus
Made from Bronze with eyes inlaid with glass pupils set in metal rings, the 'Meroe Head' is a magnificent portrait of Julius Caesar's great nephew and adopted heir Augustus (63 BC-AD 14). Once forming part of a statue of Rome's revered first true ... .... Learn More -
Romische Villen in Nordafrika: Untersuchungen zu Architektur und Wirtschaftsweise [Paperback]
Mareike Rind (Author)
£33.00ISBN: 9781407305882
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
A study of architecture and economies of Roman villas and their estates in North Africa, accompanied by a detailed catalogue. German text. .... Learn More -
Province et identité provinciales dans l'Afrique romaine [Paperback]
C Briand-Ponsart (Editor);Yves Moderan (Editor)
£40.00ISBN: 9782902685684
Published by : Brepols
Series: TABLES RONDES DU CRAHM
Volume: 7
English description: The papers from this round table deal with the question of province and provincial identities in Roman Africa. They approach the subject from two different, but complementary positions: 1. the emergence of the Roman provinc... .... Learn More -
The Cities of Roman Africa [Paperback]
Gareth Sears (Author)
£17.99ISBN: 9780752448435
Published by : The History Press
The Roman province of Africa was one of richest in the Empire and as a result has some of the most spectacular remains. This book examines the development of urban space and cultural life in this province from the beginnings of Roman rule in t... .... Learn More -
Bringing Carthage Home: the Excavations of Nathan Davis, 1856-1859 [Hardback]
J Freed (Author)
£48.00ISBN: 9781842179925
Published by : Oxbow Books
Series: UBC Studies in the Ancient World
Volume: 2
Adorning the north-west staircase in the British Museum is a group of brightly coloured figured mosaic pavements. Most were excavated for the Museum between 1856 and 1859 at Carthage, in what is now Tunisia, by a dilettante called Nathan Davis;... .... Learn More -
Money, Trade and Trade Routes in Pre-Islamic North Africa [Paperback]
Amelia Dowler (Editor); Elizabeth R. Galvin (Editor)
£20.00ISBN: 9780861591763
Published by : British Museum Company Ltd.
Series: British Museum Research Publication
Volume: 176
This book expands upon a conference held at the British Museum in 2008 that brought together scholars from differing fields specialising in ancient North Africa. This multidisciplinary approach allowed a number of subjects to be enriched throug... .... Learn More -
Animism of the Nilotics and Discourses of Islamic Fundamentalism in Sudan [Paperback]
Kuel M. Jok (Author); Kuel M. Jok (Author)
£35.00ISBN: 9789088900549
Published by : Sidestone Press
This book provides a comprehensive analysis of Animism as a religion and a culture of the Nilotic peoples of the Upper River Nile in modern "Southern Sudan". It gives an account of how the animistic ritual performances of the divine chief-pries... .... Learn More -
Metal, Nomads and Culture Contact: The Middle East and North Africa [Hardback]
Nils Anfinset (Author)
£60.00ISBN: 9781845532536
Published by : Equinox
This book contextualises and synthesises the major cultural changes that took place in the southern Levant and northeast Africa during the 5th and 4th millennia BC, with particular reference to animal husbandry, agriculture, exchange and inter... .... Learn More -
The Carthaginians [Hardback]
B. Dexter Hoyos (Author)
£65.00ISBN: 9780415436441
Published by : Routledge Ltd
Dexter Hoyos, author of many previous studies of individual aspects of Carthaginian history, here provides a solid and welcome overview of Carthage, its history, politics, institutions, religion, society, culture, architecture and archaeology. ... .... Learn More -
The Carthaginians [Paperback]
B. Dexter Hoyos (Author)
£18.99ISBN: 9780415436458
Published by : Routledge Ltd
Dexter Hoyos, author of many previous studies of individual aspects of Carthaginian history, here provides a solid and welcome overview of Carthage, its history, politics, institutions, religion, society, culture, architecture and archaeology. ... .... Learn More